The Transformative Impacts of Digital Innovation in Rehabilitation Therapy: Featuring Insights from the Saudi National Health Command Centre

The broad digital innovations occurring in healthcare systems around the world are contributing to positive developments in rehabilitation therapy, particularly in relation to overcoming challenges around accessibility, care continuity, and the optimization of resources. This mini-review examines the intersection of digital innovation and healthcare command centers with rehabilitation therapy, utilizing the Saudi National Health Command Centre (NHCC) as an illustrative case study. It employs a rehabilitation perspective to analyze command center architectures and their practical effects, illustrating how novel models can revolutionize the delivery of rehabilitation therapy in diverse healthcare environments. Several beneficial effects are apparent: better rehabilitation referral pathways, increased provision of evidence-based resources, and enhanced resilience of service continuity, even in crises. Notwithstanding the implementation challenges, the integration of rehabilitation within command center ecosystems offers promising prospects to enhance person-centered rehabilitation service and foster innovations in global telerehabilitation.